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  • Sunday, December 11, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm – Holiday Open House at the Gibson House Museum

    The Gibson House, 137 Beacon Street, Boston, welcomes friends and neighbors through the doors of the Gibson House on December 11 from 1-4 pm. The museum will be decorated for the holidays for you to enjoy. There will also be a special exhibit of contemporary art work by three of Boston University’s most promising recent graduates. We may also have a visit from Charles Dickens to read from “A Christmas Carol”!

    No reservations are required, but if you’d like to bring a vintage or homemade ornament for the tree you’ll help us get into the Christmas spirit. If you have questions, please call 617-267-6338.

  • Saturday, November 19, 9:00 am – 11:00 am – Victorian Holiday Ornaments

    Imagine yourself in an earlier time and capture the feeling of the past.  Use lace, glitter and ribbon to bring the look and feel of the Victorian era to life.  This Gibson House Museum child’s workshop will be held Saturday, November 19, from 9 – 11 at the Gibson House Museum, 137 Beacon Street.  Each child will create a keepsake Victorian Ornament.  The workshop is designed for children ages 7 – 9 years, and the cost is $35 per child.  Advance registration is requested.  For more information, call 617-267-6338, or email gibsonhousedirector@gmail.com.

  • Sunday, November 13, 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm – Tea at the College Club

    The Gibson House Museum invites you to Tea at the College Club at 44 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, on Sunday, November 13, from 3 – 5.  The Gibson House Museum is the only house museum in Back Bay.  Since 1957 it has told the story of the Gibson family’s daily life from the mid-19th to the early 20th centuries through their everyday possessions, decorative objects, and furnishings.  This benefit tea will include assorted fine teas, iced tea, mint lemonade, petite tea sandwiches, fresh fruit, mini scones, tea breads and cookies, and the cost is $45 per person.  Please make checks payable to The Gibson Society and mail to The Gibson House Museum, 137 Beacon Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02116.  Seating is limited and reservations are required.  You may rsvp to 617-267-6338, or email info@thegibsonhouse.org. The Gibson House is a Massachusetts not-for-profit corporation, and all but $23 of the cost of your attendance may be tax deductible.

  • Thursday, February 24, 5:30 pm – A Virtual Walk Down Beacon Street

    Gibson House Museum Executive Director Charles Swift is the featured speaker at a program hosted by the Gibson House Museum on Thursday, February 24, 2011 beginning at 5:30 p.m. Although the weather outside might be frightful, it’s still possible to take a stroll down one of Boston’s most famous streets. Sit in the Gibson House Museum’s beautiful Music Room as Mr. Swift takes you on a virtual trip down Beacon Street in this illustrated lecture, covering over three hundred years of buildings, families, and history, starting at the corner of Beacon and Tremont streets and heading out into the Back Bay.

    The Gibson House Museum is the only museum in Back Bay, preserved as it was lived in by three generations of the Gibson family (1859-1954). Opened as a museum in 1957, the house tells the story of daily life in the Back Bay from the mid-nineteenth to early twentieth century. The Museum also displays its collection of Victorian and Edwardian decorative arts. The Gibson House Museum is located at 137 Beacon Street, Boston, MA 02116.

    Free for Gibson House Museum members, $10 non-members. Reservations recommended. Please RSVP to 617-267-6338 or info@thegibsonhouse.org to reserve a space. Space is limited.  Photo below by Eric Hill.

  • Sunday, December 12, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm – Gibson House Museum Holiday Open House and Tree Trimming

    Help celebrate the Gibson House’s new Christmas Tree.  Please bring a vintage or homemade ornament to the Gibson House, 137 Beacon Street, on Sunday, December 12, from 1 – 4. (Ornament below from www.zazzle.com)  Free tours and light seasonal refreshments will be served.  The Gibson House Museum is the only house museum in Back Bay.  Since 1957 it has told the story of the Gibson family’s daily life during the mid 19th and early 20th centuries through their everyday possessions, decorative objects, and furnishings.  For more information, log on to www.thegibsonhouse.org.

  • Thursday, March 25, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm – Gibson House Museum Annual Benefit Gala

    The Gibson House Annual Benefit will be held Thursday, March 25 from 6:00 – 8:00 pm at  The Algonquin Club, 217 Commonwealth Avenue in Boston.  This year’s event honors Carl R. Nold, President and CEO, Historic New England, and Theodore E. Stebbins, Jr., Curator of American Art at the Harvard Art Museum.  Wear your best Victorian jewelry! $125 in advance, $150 at the door. For more information, and to reserve, log on to www.thegibsonhouse.org,  telephone 617-267-6338, or email info@thegibsonhouse.org.

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  • Sunday, December 13, 1:00 – 3:00 pm – Gibson House Museum Holiday Open House

    The Gibson House Museum  invites you to its Holiday Open House on Sunday, December 13, from 1 – 3 pm.

    The Gibson House Museum is the only museum in Back Bay, preserved as it was lived in by three generations of the Gibson family (1859-1954).  Opened as a museum in 1957, the house tells the story of daily life in the Back Bay from the mid-nineteenth to early twentieth century.  The Museum also displays its collection of Victorian and Edwardian decorative arts. The Gibson House Museum is located at 137 Beacon Street, Boston, MA 02116 (between Arlington and Berkeley Streets.)

    There will be tours on the hour of the house decorated for the holidays as it would have been decorated in the time of the Gibson Family’s residence. Light, seasonal refreshments will be served.  Free.  For more information call 617-267-6338, or email info@thegibsonhouse.org.

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  • Sunday, November 15, 3:00 – 5:00 pm – Victorian Flower Arranging with Donna Morrissey


    Victorian Flower Arranging with Donna Morrissey

    Presented by The Gibson House

    Sunday, November 15

    3:00 – 5:00 pm

    The College Club, 44 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston

    Assorted fine teas, iced tea, mint lemonade, petite tea sandwiches,

    fresh fruit, mini scones, tea breads and tea cookies will be served.

    Tickets are $65.00**

    Seating is limited.  Reservations are required.

    RSVP: 617-267-6338 or email info@thegibsonhouse.org.


    Donna Morrissey is a Master Flower Show Judge and former Chairman for Judges Council of National Garden Clubs.

    She is a Senior Associate of the Museum of Fine Arts and a Floral Designer and Design Instructor at the MFA.

    Donna is a member of the Garden Club of the Back Bay and the Wareham Garden Club. She is a popular presenter of Floral Design Programs and Workshops and has her own floral design business, Chestnut Hill Celebrations.

    The Gibson House Museum is the only museum in Back Bay, preserved as it was lived in by three generations of the Gibson family (1859-1954). The house opened as a museum in 1957, and tells the story of daily life in the Back Bay during the mid-nineteenth to early twentieth centuries.  The Museum also displays its collection of Victorian and Edwardian decorative arts.
    The Gibson House Museum is located at 137 Beacon Street, Boston, MA 02116. For more information, log on to www.thegibsonhouse.org.
    **The Gibson House is a Massachusetts not-for-profit corporation. All but $23.00 of the cost of your ticket is tax deductible.

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  • Wednesday, October 21, 5:30 pm – The Creation of Boston’s Back Bay

    Gibson House Museum Executive Director Charles Swift will give an illustrated lecture on the history of the creation of Boston’s Back Bay, discussing the events which led to the decision to fill the Back Bay (see early photo of Back Bay fens below) and the history of the earliest buildings in the Back Bay.  Date:  October 21, 2009 at the Gibson House Museum, 137 Beacon Street, Back Bay.  Reception at 5:30 PM, Program at 6:00 PM. Free for museum members, $10 for non-members. Reserve by calling 617 267 6338 or email the Gibson House Museum.

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  • Tuesday, June 16, 5:30 pm – Alley Tour with William Young

    William Young, senior preservation planner for the City of Boston Environmental Department, will lead a tour of Back Bay alleys beginning at The Gibson House Museum, 137 Beacon Street, on Tuesday, June 16, beginning at 5:30 pm.  The event is free for Gibson House Museum members and $10 for non-members.  Space is limited.  RSVP to 617-267-6338, or email info@thegibsonhouse.org.